April 27, 2017 / Front Page

The 200-foot Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry, Rhode Island’s Official Sailing Education Vessel, passed the Inn at Castle Hill last Friday on her way home from completing her first international ocean voyages, which took her twice to Cuba and once More...

It is not only the season for daffodils in Newport, but the warm weather marks the beginning of the parking season, when traffic aides will be patrolling Newport’s streets, enforcing unpaid meters and the residential sticker program. More...

A young collector (yes, they exist) recently brought in a postcard book of the Newport Naval Training Station, inquiring into its value. He said that he paid $2 for it at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago. More...

The Newport Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians is awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a female student attending a Catholic high school in Rhode Island or Massachusetts who is entering the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade. More...

St. Mary’s Closed Through May 5 Due to the magnitude of the St. Mary’s organ reconstruction, St. Mary’s Church will be closed through May 5. Daily and weekend Mass and funerals will be celebrated at St. More...

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This year’s annual Newport National Police Parade, to be held on Sunday, May 7, carries extra significance considering that there were 144 line of duty deaths last year, with 63 caused by gunfire. More...

Middletown may soon join Newport in a ban of single-use plastic bags. If approved, the ordinance will prohibit businesses from providing single-use plastic bags to customers at the point of sale. More...

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s (DEM) yearly quotas on saltwater game fish for recreational anglers is virtually unchanged from last year, except for minor tweaks concerning the catch of black sea bass and special area More...